India successfully tests nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile
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This news of launch was reported on Nov 1 itself, and there is a big surprise next week i.e, on 17 DEC, every one fasten your seat belts. K-15 missile to be launched by INS Arihant. 2 test are planned one from platoon and another from INS Arihant. Please every one pray for good weather.
Agni countdown: 12-12-12 at 12.12.12 pm
By Hemant Kumar Rout | ENS - BALASORE 11th December 2012 01:41 PM
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Agni-I missile weighs around 12 tonnes and can carry both conventional and nuclear payload of about 1000 kg. (Express photo | Hemant Rout)
No one knows what will happen on 12-12-12. But the DRDO has a definite surprise to end the year of happenings with a high note. It has decided to carry out a user trial of its first missile in the most ambitious Agni series at 12.12.12 pm on 12-12-12.
Despite the warnings from the Mayan civilization that the world will come to an end on this day - already negated by NASA, while couples have planned to mingle on this date and expectant fathers and mothers are queuing up to ensure a unique birth-date for their children, the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army is readying to score a success.
Sources said the SFC, a special wing of the army is busy in the preparation of test launching Agni-I missile from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast on Wednesday. The missile is being assembled and integrated with the launcher at the launching complex - IV.
This year India has already test-fired all the versions of Agni missiles including its longest range Agni-V, which has the capability to hit the target anywhere in Asia, Africa and Europe.
A defence official said though in July a user trial of Agni-I was conducted in deliverable condition, a coordination had been made to carry out this test in a war like situation. “The missile will be launched in a real time situation. Preparation is in final stage. We have planned to launch it at 12.12.12. Every body is ecstatic about 12-12-12. Why not we? Let’s see what happens,” he said.
The main objective of the mission is to train the user team to launch the missile. Agni-I missile has a specialised navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy and precision.
Agni-I has a strike range of 700-900 km. Compared to its longer-range cousins, its height is just 15 metres and diameter is one meter. It is powered by both solid and liquid propellants, which imparts it a speed of 2.5 km per second. The missile weighs around 12 tonnes and can carry both conventional and nuclear payload of about 1000 kg.
Though earlier the DRDO had planned to go for the maiden test of its new generation sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay in December, no confirmation on the test has reached here so far. Nirbhay is a two-stage surface-to-surface missile and has an operational strike range of 1000 km and at flight, it is capable of delivering 24 different types of warheads.
However, the elite defence organization is working on to go for the first test of K-15 missile from a live submarine, next week. The missile has already been test fired successfully from Pontoon (replica of submarine) several times earlier.
The missile is likely to be test fired from a submarine off the Andhra Pradesh coast on December 17. Hectic preparation is on there by the naval wing. The DRDO is leaving no stone unturned for the successful launch of both Agni-I and K-15 missiles to end the year with a smile.
Agni countdown: 12-12-12 at 12.12.12 pm
By Hemant Kumar Rout | ENS - BALASORE 11th December 2012 01:41 PM
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Agni-I missile weighs around 12 tonnes and can carry both conventional and nuclear payload of about 1000 kg. (Express photo | Hemant Rout)
No one knows what will happen on 12-12-12. But the DRDO has a definite surprise to end the year of happenings with a high note. It has decided to carry out a user trial of its first missile in the most ambitious Agni series at 12.12.12 pm on 12-12-12.
Despite the warnings from the Mayan civilization that the world will come to an end on this day - already negated by NASA, while couples have planned to mingle on this date and expectant fathers and mothers are queuing up to ensure a unique birth-date for their children, the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army is readying to score a success.
Sources said the SFC, a special wing of the army is busy in the preparation of test launching Agni-I missile from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast on Wednesday. The missile is being assembled and integrated with the launcher at the launching complex - IV.
This year India has already test-fired all the versions of Agni missiles including its longest range Agni-V, which has the capability to hit the target anywhere in Asia, Africa and Europe.
A defence official said though in July a user trial of Agni-I was conducted in deliverable condition, a coordination had been made to carry out this test in a war like situation. “The missile will be launched in a real time situation. Preparation is in final stage. We have planned to launch it at 12.12.12. Every body is ecstatic about 12-12-12. Why not we? Let’s see what happens,” he said.
The main objective of the mission is to train the user team to launch the missile. Agni-I missile has a specialised navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy and precision.
Agni-I has a strike range of 700-900 km. Compared to its longer-range cousins, its height is just 15 metres and diameter is one meter. It is powered by both solid and liquid propellants, which imparts it a speed of 2.5 km per second. The missile weighs around 12 tonnes and can carry both conventional and nuclear payload of about 1000 kg.
Though earlier the DRDO had planned to go for the maiden test of its new generation sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay in December, no confirmation on the test has reached here so far. Nirbhay is a two-stage surface-to-surface missile and has an operational strike range of 1000 km and at flight, it is capable of delivering 24 different types of warheads.
However, the elite defence organization is working on to go for the first test of K-15 missile from a live submarine, next week. The missile has already been test fired successfully from Pontoon (replica of submarine) several times earlier.
The missile is likely to be test fired from a submarine off the Andhra Pradesh coast on December 17. Hectic preparation is on there by the naval wing. The DRDO is leaving no stone unturned for the successful launch of both Agni-I and K-15 missiles to end the year with a smile.
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India plans a series of missile tests by this year - The New Indian Express
India plans a series of missile tests by this year
By Hemant Kumar Rout | ENS - BALASORE 01st November 2012 08:55 AM
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DRDO has planned a series of tests of nuke capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II, AAD interceptor, submarine-launched K-15 and Agni-I. (Express photo | Hemant Rout)
About a month after Defence Minister AK Antony indicated that India will first ‘stabilise’ its present missile programmes before starting any project for having capabilities to strike targets at longer distances than the 5000 km-range Agni-V, the DRDO has planned a series of tests of its indigenously developed missiles, including the first trial of K-15 missile from a submarine.
The missiles, which have been lined up for tests from the test facilities off the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coasts in November and December, include nuke capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II, AAD interceptor, submarine-launched K-15 and Agni-I.
A reliable source at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) here told ‘The New Indian Express’ that the scientists and personnel of armed forces were readying to conduct two trials of 350-km range Prithvi-II ballistic missile tentatively on November 4 and 6. While the AAD interceptor in deliverable configuration is reportedly scheduled for November 8, K-15 missile will be trialed twice from two separate underwater platforms.
“In fact we are readying to conduct a developmental trial of K-15 from a pontoon (replica of a submarine) on November 20 which will be followed by the first trial of the missile from a submarine on November 30 off the Vizag coast. The missile is being integrated to be fired from the indigenously developed Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV),” informed the source.
Reports from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast said the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian army would carry out the user trial of 900-km range Agni-I missile later this month or early next month. “The motor and engine of the missile has already arrived at the test range. The SFC team would soon come here for the preparation,” said an official.
The DRDO is however focusing on the trials of AAD interceptor and K-15 as the successful launch of the AAD would pave the way for the maiden test of an advanced version of exo-atmospheric interceptor missile which is expected to kill the enemy missile at an altitude of 150 km in comparison to the endo-atmospheric AAD interceptor’s capability of destroying the target at 15 km altitude.
The AAD is a single stage anti-ballistic solid propellant powered missile. It is 7.5 metres long and capable of neutralizing targets at 2000-km away. The DRDO is developing interceptors which will intercept missiles with ranges up to 5000 km.
On the other hand, the K-15 is one of the most ambitious projects of the DRDO in recent times. After its successful induction, the flagship defence organisation would go for the developmental trials of its longer range K-4 missile to strengthen its undersea attacks. Apart from the K-15, India has the submarine version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in its arsenal.
Having a strike range of about 700 km, the K-15 missile is about 10 metres in length and about one metre in diameter. Its launch weight is about ten tonnes. This missile uses solid propellant and can carry a conventional payload of about 500 kg to one tone and be fitted with tactical nuclear warhead.
India plans a series of missile tests by this year - The New Indian Express
India plans a series of missile tests by this year
By Hemant Kumar Rout | ENS - BALASORE 01st November 2012 08:55 AM
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DRDO has planned a series of tests of nuke capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II, AAD interceptor, submarine-launched K-15 and Agni-I. (Express photo | Hemant Rout)
About a month after Defence Minister AK Antony indicated that India will first ‘stabilise’ its present missile programmes before starting any project for having capabilities to strike targets at longer distances than the 5000 km-range Agni-V, the DRDO has planned a series of tests of its indigenously developed missiles, including the first trial of K-15 missile from a submarine.
The missiles, which have been lined up for tests from the test facilities off the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coasts in November and December, include nuke capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II, AAD interceptor, submarine-launched K-15 and Agni-I.
A reliable source at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) here told ‘The New Indian Express’ that the scientists and personnel of armed forces were readying to conduct two trials of 350-km range Prithvi-II ballistic missile tentatively on November 4 and 6. While the AAD interceptor in deliverable configuration is reportedly scheduled for November 8, K-15 missile will be trialed twice from two separate underwater platforms.
“In fact we are readying to conduct a developmental trial of K-15 from a pontoon (replica of a submarine) on November 20 which will be followed by the first trial of the missile from a submarine on November 30 off the Vizag coast. The missile is being integrated to be fired from the indigenously developed Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV),” informed the source.
Reports from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast said the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian army would carry out the user trial of 900-km range Agni-I missile later this month or early next month. “The motor and engine of the missile has already arrived at the test range. The SFC team would soon come here for the preparation,” said an official.
The DRDO is however focusing on the trials of AAD interceptor and K-15 as the successful launch of the AAD would pave the way for the maiden test of an advanced version of exo-atmospheric interceptor missile which is expected to kill the enemy missile at an altitude of 150 km in comparison to the endo-atmospheric AAD interceptor’s capability of destroying the target at 15 km altitude.
The AAD is a single stage anti-ballistic solid propellant powered missile. It is 7.5 metres long and capable of neutralizing targets at 2000-km away. The DRDO is developing interceptors which will intercept missiles with ranges up to 5000 km.
On the other hand, the K-15 is one of the most ambitious projects of the DRDO in recent times. After its successful induction, the flagship defence organisation would go for the developmental trials of its longer range K-4 missile to strengthen its undersea attacks. Apart from the K-15, India has the submarine version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in its arsenal.
Having a strike range of about 700 km, the K-15 missile is about 10 metres in length and about one metre in diameter. Its launch weight is about ten tonnes. This missile uses solid propellant and can carry a conventional payload of about 500 kg to one tone and be fitted with tactical nuclear warhead.
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Earlier K-15 Missile test which was planned on Nov 20, as said above was postponed to 17th this month because of inclement weather.
K-15 test off Andhra coast next month - The New Indian Express
K-15 test off Andhra coast next month
By Hemant Kumar Rout - BALASORE 27th November 2012 12:34 PM
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After the successful trial of AD interceptor missile, DRDO is readying for the developmental trial of submarine- launched ballistic missile K-15 from an underwater platform off the Andhra Pradesh coast in the second week of December.
The much awaited test, scheduled for the last week of November, was postponed owing to inclement weather triggered by a deep depression in Bay of Bengal early this month. DRDO scientists are reportedly contemplating two trials of K-15, one from a pontoon (replica of a submarine) and another from a submarine.
Defence sources said the nuclear capable missile will be tested for the first time from a submarine positioned undersea off Visakhapatnam coast. If everything goes as planned, the missile will be fired any time between December 6 and 8.
The DRDO is eyeing for the successful trial of the missile as few countries have the triad of firing nuclear-tipped missiles from air, land and undersea. The other countries, which have the capability include Russia, the USA, France, Britain and China.
“Scientists are working over time and constantly cross-checking the system, including the launch platform. We want to achieve near-zero circular error probability (CEP) accuracy,” said a defence scientist.
The indigenously developed K-15 missile is about 10 metres in length and about a metre in diameter. Its launch weight is about 10 tonnes. This missile uses solid propellant and can carry a conventional payload of about 500 kg to one tonne and also be fitted with tactical nuclear warhead. After its induction, the missile will equip the country’s first nuclear-powered submarine ANS Arihant.
Reports said the K-series missile programme formally began in 2004 as PJ-08 as a tribute to the then DRDO chief and former President APJ Abdul Kalam. The solid-fuel missile had a modest 150-km range but over the years, the missile steadily grew to achieve its desired 700-km range.
“The hybrid K-15 combines aspects of both cruise and ballistic missiles, which use multiple-stage rockets to exit the atmosphere and re-enter in a parabolic trajectory. It flies in hypersonic speed. Launched underwater, the K-15 surges to the surface and is the world’s best weapon in this class,” the scientist said.
The K-15 is one of the most ambitious projects of the DRDO. After its successful induction, the DRDO would go for the developmental trials of its longer-range K-4 missile to strengthen its undersea attacks. Apart from the K-15, India has the submarine version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in its arsenal.
K-15 test off Andhra coast next month - The New Indian Express
K-15 test off Andhra coast next month
By Hemant Kumar Rout - BALASORE 27th November 2012 12:34 PM
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After the successful trial of AD interceptor missile, DRDO is readying for the developmental trial of submarine- launched ballistic missile K-15 from an underwater platform off the Andhra Pradesh coast in the second week of December.
The much awaited test, scheduled for the last week of November, was postponed owing to inclement weather triggered by a deep depression in Bay of Bengal early this month. DRDO scientists are reportedly contemplating two trials of K-15, one from a pontoon (replica of a submarine) and another from a submarine.
Defence sources said the nuclear capable missile will be tested for the first time from a submarine positioned undersea off Visakhapatnam coast. If everything goes as planned, the missile will be fired any time between December 6 and 8.
The DRDO is eyeing for the successful trial of the missile as few countries have the triad of firing nuclear-tipped missiles from air, land and undersea. The other countries, which have the capability include Russia, the USA, France, Britain and China.
“Scientists are working over time and constantly cross-checking the system, including the launch platform. We want to achieve near-zero circular error probability (CEP) accuracy,” said a defence scientist.
The indigenously developed K-15 missile is about 10 metres in length and about a metre in diameter. Its launch weight is about 10 tonnes. This missile uses solid propellant and can carry a conventional payload of about 500 kg to one tonne and also be fitted with tactical nuclear warhead. After its induction, the missile will equip the country’s first nuclear-powered submarine ANS Arihant.
Reports said the K-series missile programme formally began in 2004 as PJ-08 as a tribute to the then DRDO chief and former President APJ Abdul Kalam. The solid-fuel missile had a modest 150-km range but over the years, the missile steadily grew to achieve its desired 700-km range.
“The hybrid K-15 combines aspects of both cruise and ballistic missiles, which use multiple-stage rockets to exit the atmosphere and re-enter in a parabolic trajectory. It flies in hypersonic speed. Launched underwater, the K-15 surges to the surface and is the world’s best weapon in this class,” the scientist said.
The K-15 is one of the most ambitious projects of the DRDO. After its successful induction, the DRDO would go for the developmental trials of its longer-range K-4 missile to strengthen its undersea attacks. Apart from the K-15, India has the submarine version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in its arsenal.
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Seems like 2012-2013 are going to be busy years for both Pakistan and India in terms of missile testing.
Anyways, congrats for a successful launch.
Anyways, congrats for a successful launch.
......if one has to translate that it can mean the missile leaves the atmosphere in a regular parabolic path, then changes trajectory to fly flat to earth's surface, and then again fall back in a parabolic path.
Maneuver would increase the missile distance.
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......if one has to translate that it can mean the missile leaves the atmosphere in a regular parabolic path, then changes trajectory to fly flat to earth's surface, and then again fall back in a parabolic path.
Maneuver would increase the missile distance.
It says its got a max range of 1,900km with a 180-kg payload, which could mean a 15-kiloton nuke warhead.
Is Mach 7.5 the cruise speed or terminal speed of Shaurya/K-15?
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It says its got a max range of 1,900km with a 180-kg payload, which could mean a 15-kiloton nuke warhead.
Is Mach 7.5 the cruise speed or terminal speed of Shaurya/K-15?
Any source for the bold part .
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I heard sometime ago that a 15kt nuke weighs less than 200kg.
Im not sure of these figures, Id like some knowledgable members to enlighten me.
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